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Buster Williams

Jazz band from Camden, NJ · formed 1942

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Shows on record
14
Rooms played
6
Cities
5
Releases
30
Last show
Jan 9, 2026Regattabar, The Charles Hotel

About

Buster Williams is a band from Camden, NJ, formed in 1942, tagged bass, bass hero, contrebasse by its sources. Shows on record run from 2004 to 2026, across 6 rooms in 5 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

14 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20045 shows
  2. 20061 show
  3. 20071 show
  4. 20151 show
  5. 20164 shows
  6. 20241 show
  7. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jan 9, 2026Regattabar, The Charles Hotel · CambridgeSupportwith Benito Gonzalez, Lenny White
Aug 24, 2024Keystone Korner · BaltimoreSupportwith Benito Gonzalez, Lenny White, Nicholas Payton
Jun 5, 2016Jazz Standard · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence Quartet, Azar Lawrence, Benito Gonzalez, +1
Jun 4, 2016Jazz Standard · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence Quartet, Azar Lawrence, Benito Gonzalez, +1
Jun 3, 2016Jazz Standard · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence Quartet, Azar Lawrence, Benito Gonzalez, +1
Jun 2, 2016Jazz Standard · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence Quartet, Azar Lawrence, Benito Gonzalez, +1
Nov 6, 2015Zarmedia · HoustonSupportwith Azar Lawrence, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Benito Gonzalez
May 10, 2007Iridium · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb
Feb 11, 2006University Clinic · GreensboroSupportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb
Dec 26, 2004Iridium · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb
Dec 25, 2004Iridium · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb
Dec 24, 2004Iridium · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb
Dec 23, 2004Iridium · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb
Dec 22, 2004Iridium · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb

Where they play

6 rooms in 5 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • New York (NYC)10 shows
  • Baltimore1 show
  • Cambridge1 show
  • Greensboro1 show
  • Houston1 show

Releases

30 releases, 1975–2025

  • Portrait of a Moment

    2025

  • Panoply

    2024

  • Unalome

    2023 · Album

  • The Complete Two As One

    2023

  • Slowly: Song for Keith Jarrett

    2021 · Album

  • Southern Touch

    2021

  • Live At Mezzrow

    2020

  • Audacity

    2018 · Album

  • Wishing On The Moon

    2018

  • Kenny Barron

    2018

  • The Very Thought Of You

    2018

  • Shadow Box

    2012 · Album

  • In Concert

    2009 · Album

  • Hancock Island: The Music of Herbie Hancock

    2008 · Album

  • Jazzpar Concerts 2003

    2006 · Album

  • On the Wings of an Eagle

    2006 · Album

  • Griot Libertè

    2004 · Album

  • Skim Coat

    1999 · Album

  • Acoustic Masters I

    1994 · Album

  • Something More

    1989 · Album

  • We Three

    1987 · Album

  • WindSong

    1985 · Album

  • Le Choix des armes

    1981 · Album

  • Music for Violin & Jazz Quartet

    1981 · Album

  • Chet Baker & Wolfgang Lackerschmid

    1980 · Album

  • Dreams Come True

    1980 · Album

  • Heartbeat

    1979 · Album

  • Crystal Reflections

    1976 · Album

  • Pinnacle

    1975 · Album

  • You'll Take Manhattan

    Album

Lineup

  • Harold Land Quintet · double bass
  • The Mary Lou Williams Collective · bass
  • Buster Williams Quintet
  • Buster Williams Quartet · double bass, lead vocals
  • Heads of State · double bass
  • Buster Williams Trio · double bass
  • Ralph Moore Quartet · double bass
  • Denny Zeitlin Trio · double bass
  • Sphere · double bass
  • Jimmy Cobb’s So What Band · double bass
  • Ken McIntyre Quartet · bass
  • The 360 Degree Music Experience
  • The Herbie Hancock Quartet
  • The Herbie Hancock Sextet

Former

  • The Great Jazz Trio · bass

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 6 plays, 2005-02-28–2008-10-06 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (John Gilbreath) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Stevie Zoom) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Buster Williams — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Buster Williams — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Buster Williams — Regattabar, The Charles Hotel, 2026-01-09
Poster · Regattabar, The Charles Hotel, 2026-01-09 — Songkick
Buster Williams — Iridium, 2007-05-10
Poster · Iridium, 2007-05-10 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Buster Williams on Last.fmArtist facts
Buster Williams on DiscogsArtist facts
Buster Williams on TheAudioDBArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.